MLB:
In baseball, in interleague play, Philadelphia bested the Yankees 11-8.
In the American League, Toronto topped Tampa Bay 8-5, Detroit beat Cleveland 8-5, Minnesota crushed the White Sox 13-2, the Angels slid past Houston 4-3, and it was Kansas City over Seattle 4-1.
In the National League the Cubs doubled up the Dodgers 4-2.
The Red Sox and the Mets had a day off.
ESPN says it has obtained a notebook that shows Pete Rose bet on Cincinnati Reds games during his last season as an active player in 1986. The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation by a lawyer retained by Major League Baseball concluded he bet on the Reds to win from 1985-87, during his time as a player and manager.
Darryl Hamilton was a solid role player with a good on-base percentage and an even better glove in the outfield. Authorities say Hamilton has been killed at age 50 in a murder-suicide. Police say Hamilton was found Sunday after he was fatally shot at the home in the Houston suburb of Pearland. Police Lt. Patrick Savage says an initial investigation determined Hamilton was shot several times and that a woman in the home died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She has been identified as Monica Jordan. She and Hamilton have a 14-month old daughter who was found unharmed in the home. Hamilton had a 13-year career batting average of .291 in 1,328 games with Milwaukee, Texas, San Francisco, Colorado and the Mets before retiring in 2001. He helped the Rangers win their first division title and was a contributor as the Mets earned consecutive playoff berths for the only time in team history. Hamilton had been working as an analyst on the MLB Network since 2013.
NFL:
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's appeal hearing kicks off today at NFL headquarters in New York City. Key arguments will be about who ordered his four-game suspension and whether science supports the league's findings about deflated footballs.
NHL:
Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll has been charged with felony cocaine possession stemming from his April 17th arrest at a Las Vegas Strip pool. District Attorney Steven Wolfson wouldn't comment on why the charge only included cocaine possession. Stoll faces a four-year prison term if convicted.
The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a two-year contract. The contract is a two-way deal, with an average annual value of $587,500. The value will depend on whether the 22-year-old plays in the NHL or in the minor leagues.
NCAA:
The Siena men’s basketball team is set to open the 2015-16 season against defending NCAA national champions Duke on November 13th at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Vanderbilt has opened the College World Series finals by downing Virginia 5-1 at Omaha. Carson Fulmer combined with two relievers on a four-hitter for the Commodores, who will successfully defend their championship if they win on Tuesday or Wednesday. Fulmer improved to 14-2, striking out eight and walking two in his 20th consecutive start of at least five innings. Will Toffey's two-run double broke a scoreless tie in the sixth.
Mark Coyle has been selected as Syracuse's new athletic director. He was introduced at a news conference yesterday. He had been the athletic director at Boise State, where he oversaw a 20-sport department. Coyle will succeed interim athletic director Pete Sala on July 6th.
Hip-hop music mogul Diddy has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail after an alleged assault at UCLA, where his son plays football. Jail records show Diddy — whose real name is Sean Combs — was released after posting bail late Monday night, several hours after his afternoon arrest.
The jail records show that Combs' bail was $160,000, but sheriff's officials reached by phone said he posted $50,000. The reason for the discrepancy wasn't clear. UCLA police say Combs was arrested after an assault at the athletic facilities with a weight-room kettlebell. They did not identify a victim or say any more about the circumstances. TMZ is reporting that the fight took place with UCLA's strength and conditioning coach, Sal Alosi.
Combs son Justin Combs is a defensive back on the Bruin football team, which was conducting workouts on campus.
NBA:
According to people familiar with the situation, the Charlotte Hornets have won the bid to host the NBA All-Star game in 2017. The Hornets have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday that will include NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, team owner Michael Jordan and Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter.
The city agreed to spend more than $30 million to upgrade their arena when the Hornets submitted the bid to host the game last summer. Charlotte last hosted the All-Star game in 1991 at the Charlotte Coliseum. That building has since been demolished.
Thaddeus Young has informed the Brooklyn Nets he will become a free agent and forego the $10.2 million he would have made in the final year of his contract. General manager Billy King says the Nets want to keep the forward. Young was acquired from Minnesota for Kevin Garnett at the trade deadline and played well as the Nets overcame a slow start to make the playoffs.
The Atlanta Hawks have announced that Danny Ferry has stepped down as general manager of the team. That ends an indefinite leave of absence that began in August following racially derogatory comments Ferry made about then free-agent LuolDeng. The Associated Press reported Friday that Ferry and the Hawks had reached a buyout of the final two years of his contract. Ferry signed an $18 million, six-year contract when he was hired from San Antonio in 2012.
World Cup:
The second-ranked U.S. team has advanced to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals and will take on China on Friday in Ottawa.
The Americans beat Colombia 2-0 in the knockout round on goals by Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd. Morgan put the U.S. ahead in the second half with her first goal of the tournament.
The United States is seeking its third World Cup title, but first since 1999.
England has moved into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 comeback win over Norway. Lucy Bronze scored the tiebreaking goal in the 76th minute, 15 minutes after Steph Houghton knotted the score. The rally sets up a quarterfinal meeting between England and Canada in Vancouver on Friday.
FIFA:
A journalist close to Diego Maradona says the retired soccer star has told him he plans to run for president of FIFA.
Journalist Victor Hugo Morales says on Twitter that the Argentine soccer legend has confirmed he's a candidate.
Longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter has resigned amid a corruption scandal in soccer's governing body.
Maradona has been a sharp critic of corruption in soccer, but has had a number of on and off field incidents that may affect his candidacy.
WNBA:
The WNBA and New York Liberty have agreed to suspend Isiah Thomas' ownership application indefinitely. Thomas was hired as president by the Liberty in early May and that set off a number of objections based on his past.
Thomas was the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit by former Madison Square Garden employee while he was president of the NBA Knicks. The suit cost MSG $11.5 million, but the Hall of Fame player maintains his innocence and says he was never found personally liable.
Olympics:
The French Olympic Committee has announced that Paris is bidding for the 2024 Summer Games.
The bid announcement was made Tuesday at the headquarters of the national committee.
The French capital joins Rome, Boston and Hamburg as declared bidders. Budapest is also expected to enter the race.
Paris bid chairman Bernard Lapassett says "our goal to host the 2024 Games will excite, unite and enthuse the people of Paris, our entire nation and lovers of Olympic and Paralympic sport all over the world."
The deadline for submission of bids is Sept. 15. The IOC will select the host city in 2017.
Paris hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924. It bid unsuccessfully for the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Games.
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